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Case Reports
. 1998 Nov;126(5):733-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00142-1.

Treatment of retinoblastoma with the transscleral diode laser

D H Abramson  1 , C A Servodidio, M Nissen
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Case Reports

Treatment of retinoblastoma with the transscleral diode laser

D H Abramson et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of retinoblastoma successfully treated by contact transscleral photocoagulation with a diode laser.

Methods: In an 18-month-old girl, a small (6.6 x 4.3 x 3.2-mm) discrete retinoblastoma anterior to the superotemporal arcade in the right eye was treated with transscleral photocoagulation using a diode laser (810 nm) and a fiberoptic probe.

Results: The tumor regressed after photocoagulation, leaving a pigmented chorioretinal scar. There was no regrowth of the tumor 12 months after photocoagulation.

Conclusion: Contact transscleral photocoagulation with a diode laser may be a viable new treatment for small retinoblastoma.

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